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Imagine that every aspect of your daily life has been overseen by one of the many Aspects of Nature. Now, imagine that, when you die, one of the Aspects of Nature chose you to record the living. Abby George is new to the Afterlife. She and her mentor, Gregory Peel, visit the living and record their dreams for the Aspect of Dreams. As Gregory is showing her around her new plane of existence, and what it takes to be a Dream Recorder, the unthinkable happens. Gregory and Abby are pulled into the Dreamscape with no idea how they got there or how to get out.

Unlike other self-help books, this handbook speaks directly to today's youth, with interactive elements and illustrative stories that keep them engaged. No matter the complexity of a teen’s emotional struggles, The Teen’s Coping Toolkit provides a relatable and comprehensive resource.

This revolutionary yet practical book addresses the causes of burnout many Christians face and empowers them to join God in a joy-fueled movement of Jesus! Vibrancy and joy are what Christians are promised. Yet, many have experienced the opposite: a guilt-ridden, duty-based, judgmental culture that has left them still searching for the life Jesus promised.

Black is a simple guy, he hates vampires. So, he kills them for money. His life has been simple, kill vampires, get paid, and feel damn good about it. As much as Black hates vampires, he doesn’t have a choice but to work for the vampire Federation and kill rogue vampires for them. Blacks odd but straightforward life is about to get a lot more complicated. The local vampire queen has enlisted Black to retrieve an artifact that was stolen from her - a piece of precursor technology. The precursors were an advanced civilization that created vampires thousands of years ago.

The blood of werewolves runs with the fierce, wild magic of the earth. For millennia, that's what's kept us safe, let us shed our human skins, and run as beasts. Now, it's the siren song that calls our enemies. I'm the girl known as White Wolf, the alpha female for a new pack - a super pack - a combination of my wolves and the wolves governed by the seven alpha males I've chosen as my mates. Together, we represent and protect every werewolf in North America. Together, we represent the most highly desired prey on the continent.

London is everything I should stay away from. Sweet, perfect, and my best friend’s girl. She’s also pregnant with his kid. A kid who will never know its dad - because of me. She spends her life fixing things...and I spend mine breaking them. The woman has this whole messed-up theory that she can heal me, but I’m not just damaged, I’m irreparably broken. And my love for her won’t just burn her this time, it could destroy us both.

Regret is a hell of one’s own making. When Malcolm invented the Plane Walker, a device that punctures the barriers between the infinite dimensions of the multiverse, he had no idea that his greatest accomplishment would cost him everything. Filled with obsession he journeys to countless other realities determined to correct his deadly mistake. But, when he finally succeeds, will he atone for his sin or commit an even more heinous one?

Love doesn't hurt. Expectations do. Those words were scribbled on the outside of her English binder, but I knew even then that they may as well have been tattooed on the fragments of her heart. My girl was broken, damaged, and yet I loved her. Foolishly, I'd thought I'd be able to banish her darkness, but I'd only chased it away for a few moments in the sun. I was too damn young to understand the demons she was fighting. But I'd soon be faced with my own darkness. Instead of me healing her, she would break me.

I went searching for trouble and I found it. I just didn’t expect to find it in the form of Cillian Gallagher. The gorgeously tatted lead singer and guitarist of Wild Irish, Cillian is everything I’ve always tried to stay away from. He’s wild and dangerous. And exactly what I need to cross off number four on my bucket list. Kiss a complete stranger. It should have been that simple. But I wasn't prepared for the scorching heat that would ignite a passion, leaving us both gasping for air.

This is the story that came before, when Britain was just a shadowland. We grow up with the legend of King Arthur, but where did he come from? Who was Merlin? What part did the Druids play in bringing Arthur to his round table? On the night of Midwinter's Eve, a storyteller takes his listeners back to the Dark Ages and a tale from his youth.

The Queen of the Eldritch has offered Reese Eddings a life out of a fairy tale, one beyond the imagination of a poor girl from Mars. Unfortunately, the day Reese reached out to accept Liolesa's offer, Hirianthial's enemies betrayed him - and his entire planet - to a race of sociopathic shapeshifters with dreams of conquest. To beat them, Reese will have to own the power she's always denied herself, and Hirianthial must make peace with his bloody past.

Wisecracking reporter Dixie Flynn thinks fast and talks even faster - it's the only way to survive the San Francisco crime beat. When she's assigned to look into the death of her former lover, artist Diego Chino, Dixie's instincts tell her there's more behind the apparent suicide than the police are letting on. Dixie's canvassing of the Bay Area art district reveals it to be a perfect picture of corruption, with a handsome art dealer and a reclusive patron in the foreground.

Gerryton, PA is a small, peaceful community where everyone has the fortune to watch their fellow neighbor grow and thrive through life. A place where even the most inconspicuous face can hide a very dark secret… While most of life in Gerryton is peaceful, Camilla struggles with her past demons. She finds comfort in her closest friends and her life partner, Michael. Soon, Camilla discovers that she has become a fixation for someone in Gerryton, unsure of who to trust her friendly demeanor turns to paranoia.

Many moons have passed since Adicia left the Isle of Wisdom, but finally Garnrin - the ancient who warned of the towers’ impending destruction - has been found. With Athanasia’s children exhibiting strange new powers and the Mahtma’s influence growing, the tower Leaders need guidance - but Garnrin isn’t about to just give it away. When they finally return home, Adicia, Gara, and Tavis are followed by a cohort of centuries-old scholars who, in their younger days, proudly served the towers. These ancients are shocked by what they find: the towers they once knew are gone.

Reese is only just getting used to running the Earthrise in the black-and with an Eldritch in her crew-when a trip to a colony world gives rise to a whole new problem: Hirianthial is showing powers that even the Eldritch rarely have, and that only in legend. He badly needs training, support and advice, and the only place he can find them is... at home. To see the world of the Eldritch is a once in a lifetime opportunity, a thing of fantasies and rumor. And to finally meet the Eldritch Queen, the author of so many of Reese's windfalls!

If you’re nodding in recognition, you’re not alone. Millions face the same inner conflict, yearning for peace and calm, but feeling trapped by the fear of letting go. Enter It’s Time to Let It Go, the informative guide designed to reset your perspective on control and perfectionism, reducing anxiety, and transforming your life’s trajectory.

Uno spettacolo messo in scena da una compagnia amatoriale non corrisponde davvero all’idea di divertimento, per Agatha Raisin. Eppure lei è lì, nella sala comunale di Winter Parva, e spera che tutto finisca presto. A un certo punto però Bert Simple, panettiere di giorno e attore di sera, precipita in una botola che si è aperta sotto di lui. Sembra un effetto scenico… e invece è un omicidio, dato che Bert viene ritrovato impalato sotto il palco. Allora il produttore dello spettacolo assume Agatha per indagare… nel pericolosissimo, infido mondo del teatro amatoriale.

La vita nei pittoreschi Cotswolds è noiosa e i tentativi di Agatha Raisin di ammaliare James Lacey, il suo affascinante vicino, falliscono uno dopo l’altro. Ma adesso in paese è arrivato un nuovo veterinario, nella cui sala d’aspetto c’è sempre una lunga fila di donne... Un po’ per competizione, un po’ per far ingelosire James, Agatha porta il suo sanissimo gatto a fare una visita e ne esce con un invito a cena. Purtroppo però il bel veterinario muore in seguito a un incidente. Morte accidentale o omicidio?

A shy young fairy, named Pansy, longs to have exciting adventures. One day while in the forest with her friend, Lightning the firefly, she loses track of the time and is very late for dinner. In her hurry to get home, she becomes lost in the dark and meets a strange creature. When this happens, she discovers an old secret that could threaten the safety of her town.

A Tommel Castle, un hotel di lusso, si danno appuntamento otto soci di un club per single, col desiderio manifesto di trovare la dolce metà. La persona che li ha riuniti, Maria Worth, è convinta di aver fatto un buon lavoro, ma gli otto si detestano quasi all'istante. Ad attirare le più forti antipatie è però la socia in affari di Maria, Peta, cafona, avida e golosissima.